Find out how popular the last name Croce is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Croce.

Croce, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Croce surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Croce in America

Croce is the 11704th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Croce surname appeared 2,678 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Croce.

We can also compare 2010 data for Croce to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Croce

The surname Croce is of Italian origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Italian word "croce," which means "cross." The name likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone who lived near a cross or crossroads, or for someone who was a bearer of the cross during religious processions.

The earliest known record of the name Croce appears in a document from the city of Genoa, Italy, dated 1276. This document mentions a certain "Nicolaus Croce," who was a merchant involved in trade with the Byzantine Empire.

In the 14th century, the name Croce can be found in various historical records from various regions of Italy, including Tuscany, Umbria, and Naples. One notable example is the philosopher and writer Benedetto Croce, who was born in 1866 in Pescasseroli, Italy, and died in 1952. He was a highly influential figure in the fields of aesthetics, historiography, and literary criticism.

Another notable bearer of the name Croce was the Italian painter and architect Baldassare Croce, who lived from 1553 to 1628. He is best known for his work on the Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome.

In the 16th century, the name Croce also appears in records from the city of Venice, where it was sometimes spelled as "Croxe" or "Crose." One example is the Venetian painter Jacopo Croce, who lived from 1535 to 1600.

The surname Croce has also been associated with various place names in Italy. For instance, there is a town called Crocetta del Montello in the province of Treviso, which may have derived its name from the Italian word "crocetta," meaning "little cross."

Over the centuries, the name Croce has been borne by several other notable individuals, including the Italian philosopher and politician Carlo Croce (1805-1873), the Italian artist Giulio Croce (1550-1609), and the Italian botanist and physician Bartolomeo Croce (1460-1525).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Croce

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Croce.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Croce was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Croce has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Croce was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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